Summary

In his lifetime, Tony had been called many names. Not all of them nice. Not all of them true. Genius. Billionaire. Playboy. Philanthropist. Were just a few he chose for himself. But there were always others being thrown around. Merchant of death. Heartless. And of course, most recently – Iron Man. Through all this, the media and the press, friends and the public had never thought to give him the title of mutant. Yet this was perhaps the truest of all...

Summary

The world keeps pushing him, demanding, because what he did wasn't enough. Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist, but that wasn't enough, wasn't ever enough.

Tony Stark was tired. But he had a planet to protect, even if everyone laughed at him whenever the prospect of alien invasions was brought up. He could count on one hand how many people he could trust, which was disheartening but then, what else was new?

Or,

In which Tony does not, in fact, intend to take over the world.

...unfortunately, everyone else missed that particular memo.

[gradual divergence from canon, starting at the end of Iron Man 3. In which it's Tony's self-awareness, rather than his support system, that becomes a cryptid sometime during Phase II.]

Summary

Tony Stark never returned from Siberia, and has been missing for 3 years. The world gave up on the Accords while he was gone, and the Team Cap was able to return to America, the Avengers were back. But peace couldn't last forever.

HYDRA has returned, with no clear motive. They attack, they kill, and they become a dangerous threat once more. But the most horrifying thing is their new Asset, a young man who looks very familiar...

Tony Stark and The Avengers meet again, but not in a way anyone could have expected..

Summary

Tony Stark is head of the largest crime syndicate in New York. Bucky is his head of security, nothing more than a well-trained lap dog that comes running whenever his master calls. Still, even the best trained dogs can be lured away by a few scraps of meat... and Tiberius Stone plans to do just that.

Summary

Nick Fury may no longer be director of Shield, technically on paper, he wasn’t alive even, but here is in the Avenger’s Compound sitting on a black leather couch waiting for the man of the hour to show up. He glanced at the watch on his wrist mentally counting down.

Summary

Peter Parker must go into hiding after Thaddeus Ross betrays the objective of the Sokovia Accords. Passed from one guardian to the next, each person Peter comes into contact will have their lives changed and perspectives altered. The questions remains, however, is will they be able to protect Peter long enough for him to return home?

Different viewpoints during the course of A HERO'S RUN. Featuring Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther and more!

Summary

When Tony walks into another meeting with Fury, what he's expecting is another verbal battle, as per usual. What he isn't expecting is to find a Guide deep in Guide Shock. He's especially not expecting the Guide in question to be Steve Rogers, the original. Well. Fury thinks he might be winning something, setting this up, but he's not. He'll find that out, but first he has a Guide to take care of.

Summary

The saying goes 'never look a gift horse in the mouth'. Tony would like to be the first to disagree with it. Because he totally is at this point. He's not sure what Loki did to him, but it's sure a hell of a lot more than just de-aging him. At least Jane is in the same boat now too. Sorta. They'll get things figured out eventually. Right? Hopefully soon too because the real world has a way of inserting itself into things if you ever forget about it. Things are going to be heating up soon. At least he has the beginnings of a new team and good friends to support him, come what may.

Summary

“I’m just an old man who cares very much about you.”

Howard Stark and Peggy Carter-Sousa have worked for SHIELD since the beginning. So why did Tony not know his father was a founder of SHIELD? Why had Tony never heard of it? And what did Fury mean when he said he knew Tony’s dad really did care about him?

Summary

One of the guards looks just like David Bowie with wire-rimmed glasses. Tony is not sure if these things are wearing real humans as suits, or if they’ve chosen these faces somehow—but if so then this guard made a slight miscalculation with his choice.

Bowie and the tiny female guard bring in a tray filled with tiny paper cups, the kind that pills come in at nursing homes. Each one is filled with a clear liquid. Seven cups are only a third full. For the children.